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Object Number
2004.29.1197
Display Title
Ach-poach-guissings Creek.
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Jersey. (Trenton) / Ach-poach-guissings Creek, Called Watson's Creek by the early settlers. Watson is the name of the man that built the first house on the hill just above here to the N.E.
Watson's Creek near Trenton, N.J. / American Museum Delaware Valley Explorations.
Keywords
- Geography
- Archaeological
Subject
- Creek
Department
Photographic
Date
1897
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Jersey
/
Mercer County
/
Trenton
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Watson's Creek
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 x 16.51 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
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